figures out

verb

present tense third-person singular of figure out
as in solves
to find an answer for through reasoning a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out

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Recent Examples of figures out Those things matter, but great corporate videography starts earlier, in the pre-phase, the exploratory phase, when the production team figures out what the client is really trying to accomplish. — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 Some 1,270 counties lost residents in the year to July 1, 2025, according to Census Bureau figures out Thursday. — Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026 One of Wood’s favorite bits is his character’s reaction when Grace figures out a way to turn the game to her favor. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 That could come as the economy figures out what to do with all the labor that software has eaten. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026 With this approach, rather than just having police respond to an issue, the department figures out a way to try and resolve it. — David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025 And there are equally dangerous, thuggish government figures out there up to no good as well. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figures out
  1. solves
  2. unravels
  3. answers
  4. works out
  5. resolves
Verb
  • Bringing more people into fashion week solves only part of the problem.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac solves the compatibility problem without the recurring bill.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • These desperate struggles against the encroaching elements are merely a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of an entirely different magnitude.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of unravels
Verb
  • The Athletic’s Guillermo Rai answers the big questions after Friday’s game below.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • That answers the question a chunk of the fanbase has been asking since the reveal split the room in June.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of answers
Verb
  • Assuming everything works out with the Kickstarter, the basic version of the Cordalock can be yours for a pledge of €157 (about US$180).
    — Ben Coxworth July 18, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
  • Compare that with paying $30 to $60 per visit at a cold plunge or sauna studio three times a week, which works out to $4,500 to $9,000 a year, or $45,000 to $90,000 over a decade.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of works out
Verb
  • The settlement resolves more than six years of criminal and civil proceedings stemming from the harassment campaign.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Lawmakers also have to decide who investigates complaints, resolves disputes and pays for any new oversight system.
    — Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Definition of resolves

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